When winter returns to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, it’s not just nature that brings the snow – there’s some interesting science at play, too! As the Tahoe region gears up for ski season, resorts are ...

Robin Smith is the go-to guy for snowmaking, which in light of climate change, is more relevant now than ever. Resorts are more heavily dependent on snowmaking now than ever before. Why? First, the ...

Correction: The original version of this column incorrectly stated that “most of the energy” for snowmaking comes from fossil fuels. Locally, resorts that receive their electricity from Holy Cross ...

Kolina Coe, director of mountain operations at Keystone Resort, explains the workings of one of the mountain's 672 snowmaking guns. Photo Credit: Robert Silk KEYSTONE, Colo. -- The slopes at Keystone ...

VAIL — The U.S. Forest Service has approved a Vail Resorts proposal to expand snowmaking operations on Vail Mountain. When the multiyear project is complete, about 25 percent of the mountain’s skiable ...

The Aspen World Snow Polo Championship starts today, made possible by snowmaking efforts that the Aspen City Council hesitantly approved despite being under city-wide stage 2 water restrictions. The ...

View post: Monarch Mountain Offers Free Tickets to Skiers After Telluride Closure It’s the first official day of fall, and ski areas across the Northeast like Sunday River, Maine, and Waterville ...

On a cold, dry December day, Brian McCloskey, with Mount Southington, points out the new, upgraded snow machines. “We can operate because of our snowmaking,” McCloskey said. Stream Connecticut News ...

It’s the first official day of fall, and ski areas across the Northeast like Sunday River, Maine, and Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, are testing their snowmaking systems as the ski season ...